1<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Indian Runner Duck Club | Welcome</title><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="dcterms.rightsHolder" content="Indian Runner Duck Club"><meta name="description" content="The website of the Indian Runner Duck Club"><meta name="keywords" content=""><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"><meta name="robots" content="follow,index"><link href="layout/styles/layout.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all"><link rel="stylesheet" href="layout/styles/print.css" type="text/css" media="print"><link href="favicon.ico" rel="icon"></head><body id="top"><!-- ################################################################################################ --><div class="wrapper row1"><div class="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #999999;"><a href="index.php"><image src="images/header3.jpg" alt="IRDC logo"></a></div> <header id="header" class="clear"> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> <nav id="mainav" class="fl_right"> <ul class="clear"> <li class="active"><a href="index.php">Home</a></li> <li><a href="about.php">About Us</a></li> <li><a class="drop" href="#">History</a> <ul> <li><a href="history.php">Indian Runner Duck</a></li> <li><a href="landscape.php">Birds in a Landscape</a></li> <li><a href="library.php">Newsletter Library</a></li> </ul> <li><a class="drop" href="#">Information</a> <ul> <li><a href="breeders.php">Breeders</a></li> <li><a href="repository.php">Document Repository</a></li> <li><a href="egg-colours.php">Egg Colouration</a></li> <li><a href="egg-production.php">High Egg Production</a></li> <li><a href="faq.php">FAQ's</a></li> <li><a href="links.php">Links</a></li> <li><a href="photos.php">Photo Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="privacy.php">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="site-map.php">Sitemap</a></li> <li><a href="south-africa.php">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="standards.php">Standards</a></li> <li><a href="standard-colours.php">Standard Colours</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="events.php">Events</a></li> <li><a href="bird-flu.php">Avian Influenza</a></li> <li><a href="shop.php">Shop</a></li> <li><a class="drop" href="#">Welfare</a> <ul> <li><a href="ailments.php">Duck Ailments</a></li> <li><a href="viral-enteritus.php">Duck Viral Enteritis </a></li> <li><a href="ponds.php">Duck Ponds</a></li> <li><a href="egg-problems.php">Egg Problems</a></li> <li><a href="parasites.php">External Parasites</a></li> <li><a href="feeding.php">Feeding</a></li> <li><a href="fermenting-wheat.php">Fermenting Wheat</a></li> <li><a href="worms.php">Parasitic Worms</a></li> <li><a href="rearing-ducklings.php">Rearing Ducklings </a></li> <li><a href="sexing.php">Sexing Ducks</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="contact.php">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </nav> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> </header></div><!-- ################################################################################################ --><div class="wrapper"> <div id="slider" class="clear"> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> <div class="flexslider basicslider"> 2 <ul class="slides"> 3 <li><img src="images/header_f&w.jpg" alt=""> 4 <div class="txtoverlay"> 5 <div class="centralise"> 6 <div class="verticalwrap"> 7 <article> 8 <h2 style="color: #ffffff;" class="heading uppercase">Welcome to the<br> Indian Runner Duck Club</h2> 9 <h3 style="color: #ffffff;">The INDIAN RUNNER DUCK ASSOCIATION (2000 - 2017) is now called the<br> <strong>INDIAN RUNNER DUCK CLUB</strong></h3> 10 <p><a class="btn orange pushright" href="photos.php">Fawn and White Runners</a> <a class="btn green" href="photos.php">More Information</a></p> 11 </article> 12 </div> 13 </div> 14 </div> 15 </li> 16 <li><img src="images/header_trout.jpg" alt="Trout runners"> 17 <div class="txtoverlay"> 18 <div class="centralise"> 19 <div class="verticalwrap"> 20 <article> 21 <h2 style="color: #008080;" class="heading uppercase">Trout Runners</h2> 22 <p><a class="btn orange" href="#">More Information</a></p> 23 </article> 24 </div> 25 </div> 26 </div> 27 </li> 28 <li><img src="images/header_faure.jpg" alt=""> 29 <div class="txtoverlay"> 30 <div class="centralise"> 31 <div class="verticalwrap"> 32 <article> 33 <h2 style="color: #ffffff;" class="heading uppercase">Runners in South Africa</h2> 34 <p> <a class="btn green" href="south-africa.php">More Information</a></p> 35 </article> 36 </div> 37 </div> 38 </div> 39 </li> 40 </ul> 41 </div> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> </div></div><!-- ################################################################################################ --><!-- ################################################################################################ --><div class="wrapper row6"> <section id="cta" class="clear"> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> <!--"<div class="three_quarter first">--> <h2 class="heading">Indian Runner Duck Club</h2> <p class="teal" style="margin-bottom: 10px;">Indian Runners are a very special breed of domestic duck. When they were imported into Europe they attracted attention because of their tall, upright bodies and their incredible reputation for egg-laying. They had been found in the East Indies, from where they get their present name, but were referred to as 'Penguin Ducks' by Dutch explorers and some of the early importers.</p> <p class="white" style="margin-bottom: 10px;">The Indian Runner, like most breeds of domestic duck, is a development of the wild mallard. Its evolution was probably determined more b
41y human influence than natural selection over the hundreds of years they have been in the islands of Indonesia. They are set apart from other domestic ducks not only by the geography but in their shape, bone structure and blood proteins. They are unique, and that is why the INDIAN RUNNER DUCK CLUB wishes to protect the pure breed.</p> <p class="teal" style="margin-bottom: 10px;">The Runners have been a determining factor in the commercial market, especially for quick-growing egg-layers but also for adding cross-breed vigour to the traditional table breeds, like Aylesbury and Rouen. From their early importation they were crossed with other domestic ducks to such an extent that the pure Indian Runners were almost extinct in Britain by the beginning of the twentieth century. They were used to create Khaki Campbells, Buff Orpingtons and the rush of 'Light Duck' breeds that now fill the commercial farms and exhibition pens.</p> <p class="white" style="margin-bottom: 10px;">It was only by the enthusiasm of people like Joseph Walton and Matthew Smith that fresh importations were made in the early 1900s and the pure breed Indian Runners are still to be found alongside their cross-breed relatives. It is one of the aims of the INDIAN RUNNER DUCK CLUB to preserve the purity of the breed and contribute to the accurate standardization of the Indian Runner Duck.</p> <p><a style="background: transparent; color: #008080;" href="history.php">Further Reading »</a></p> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> </section></div> <!-- ################################################################################################ --><div class="wrapper row2"> <div id="services" class="clear"> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> <div class="group"> <div class="one_third first"> <article class="service"><i class="icon red circle fa fa-clipboard"></i> <h2 class="heading">Object to Pate de Foie Gras?</h2> <p class="btmspace-10">No "French exception" for cruelty! Force-feeding causes severe pain and suffering. Over 30 million male ducks undergo this torture every year, in France alone.</p> <p><a href="http://stop-foie-gras.com/en/world-day-against-foie-gras" target="blank">Read More »</a></p> </article> </div> <div class="one_third"> <article class="service"><i class="icon orange circle fa fa-shopping-cart"></i> <h2 class="heading">Farmed Meat Ducks</h2> <p class="btmspace-10">Farmed ducks have maintained many of the biological characteristics and behaviours of their wild ancestors, including spending a lot of time preening their feathers to clean them and re-distribute oil onto them...</p> <p><a href="https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/farm/ducks " target="blank">Read More »</a></p> </article> </div> <div class="one_third"> <article class="service"><i class="icon red2 circle fa fa-bullhorn"></i> <h2 class="heading">Ducks used in Gordon Ramsayâs Foie Gras Dishes Suffer Horrific Cruelty</h2> <p class="btmspace-10">Foie Gras production - the reality - if you don't believe it, follow the link below...</p> <p><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/video-cruelty-chef-gordon-ramsays-2688593" target="blank">Read More »</a></p> </article> </div> </div> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> <div class="clear"></div> </div></div><!-- ################################################################################################ --><div class="wrapper row2"> <div class="latest"> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> <ul class="nospace group"> <li> <figure><a class="overlay" href="feeding.php"><img src="images/poly_pool.jpg" alt=""></a> <figcaption class="inspace-30 center"> <p class="bold uppercase">Runner Duck Welfare</p> <p><a href="feeding.php">View Here »</a></p> </figcaption> </figure> </li> <li> <figure><a class="overlay" href="bird-flu.php"><img src="images/bird-flu-virus.jpg" alt="Picture of bird flu virus"></a>
41 <figcaption class="inspace-30 center"> <p class="bold uppercase">Bird Flu Info<br> (Avian Influenza)</p> <p><a href="bird-flu.php">View Here »</a></p> </figcaption> </figure> </li> <li> <figure><a class="overlay" href="faq.php"><img src="images/st_blue_380.jpg" alt=""></a> <figcaption class="inspace-30 center"> <p class="bold uppercase">Frequently Asked Questions</p> <p><a href="faq.php">View Here »</a></p> </figcaption> </figure> </li> <li> <figure><a class="overlay" href="breeders.php"><img src="images/sale.jpg" alt=""></a> <figcaption class="inspace-30 center"> <p class="bold uppercase">Indian Runner Ducks for Sale</p> <p><a href="breeders.php">View Here »</a></p> </figcaption> </figure> </li> <li> <figure><a class="overlay" href="shop.php"><img src="images/book.jpg" alt=""></a> <figcaption class="inspace-30 center"> <p class="bold uppercase">Books to Buy About Ducks</p> <p><a href="shop.php">View Here »</a></p> </figcaption> </figure> </li> </ul> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> </div></div><!-- ################################################################################################ --><div class="wrapper row3"> <main class="container nospace clear"> <!-- main body --> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> <div class="group"> <div class="one_half first paditout"> <ul class="nospace group"> <li class="btmspace-30"> <article class="service largeicon"><i class="icon nobg circle fa fa-shield"></i> <h6 class="heading"><a href="https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/product/british-waterfowl-standards/">BWA Standards 2008</a></h6> <p>168 pages, fully illustrated - 200 pictures of all the breeds and colours. Facts about all the Duck and Geese breeds in one pocket-sized volume. 27 pages of Runners, including 32 colour photographs.</p> <a href="https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/product/british-waterfowl-standards/" class="buttona">More Information</a> </article> </li> <li class="btmspace-30"> <article class="service largeicon"><i class="icon nobg circle fa fa-newspaper-o"></i> <h6 class="heading"><a href="repository.php">Information Leaflets</a></h6> <p>Information leaflets that may be of interest to breeders or those who keep Runners as pets.</p> <a href="repository.php" class="buttona">Document Repository</a> </article> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="one_half"><a href="https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/product/british-waterfowl-standards/"><img class="borderedbox inspace-5" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" src="images/b_standards_144.jpg" alt="Cover of BWA Standards"></a></div> </div> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> <!-- / main body --> <div class="clear"></div> </main></div><!-- ################################################################################################ --><div class="wrapper row5"> <div id="copyright" class="clear"> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> <p class="fl_left">Copyright © 2000 - 2026 - <a href="index.php">Indian Runner Duck Club</a> - All Rights Reserved | <a href="privacy.php">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="site-map.php">Sitemap</a> </p> 42 <p class="fl_right" style="margin-top: 6px;">Design by: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.webdesigneriow.co.uk" title="Web Designer Isle of Wight">Antonia Hudson</a></p> <!-- ################################################################################################ --> </div></div><!-- ################################################################################################ --><a id="backtotop" href="#top"><i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i></a><!-- JAVASCRIPTS -->
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